The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-01-01

"A grand Esteddfod win come off at
Lansford to-day Saturday.
--''Dot leetle German band' passed
through town Wednesday.
Potatoes are selling on our streets at
from fifty TO sixty cents per bushel-
DIR. G. 7. Horn is having the interior
of his drug establishment artistically de-
corated.
When anything occurs that you would
like to see in print, make it a point to send
IL to us.
1.-THE salaries Of the Allentown police
have been increased from $40 to S45 per
month.
An aged resident of Bowmanstown,
this county, named Vissler, died Sunday
morning.
Carbon Castle, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, of this place, numbers about eighty
members.
Dennis Brogan, aged seventy years, Of
Lancaster county, died suddenly Tuesday
morning.
"A match factory with a capacity of
making 100000 lucifers per day will soon
be put in operation at Scranton.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. has
reduced its rates-instead of ten words
twenty can now be sent for quarter.
-Audenried people want now Lehigh
Valley depot in place of the present delapi-
dated one. They will in all likelihood get it.
Eli Weider, of Coplay, was run over
and killed by cinder car at Whitehall on
Saturday. Deceased was forty-five years
of age
The Luzerne and SchuYlkill counties
teachers institutes held last week, are said
to have been the most successful of the
kind ever held.
The attention of our many readers is
directed to the new advertisement of Sny-
der & Son which appears in another col
umn of to-day's paper.
Book 6 Glovers jewelry store at Haz-
Teton was broken into Monday night by
professional burglars who carried off prop
erty valued at $1,000.
james Romig, aged thirty-four years,
son of wealthy Bucks county farmer, has
become insane on account of the unfortun-
ate ending of love affair.
Stacks No. and of the Carbon Iron
Companys furnace at Parryyille, are in
blast, and No. l is being made ready to
start up as soon as possible.
Miss Mary McHall. of Hazleton, took
the white veil in the chapel of st. Joseph,
Scranton, on Monday. Her name in re-
ligion win be Sister Mary Mercedes.
Another gang of tramps have been ar
rested at Allentown on suspicion of being
connected with numerous robberies which
have taken place in that county recently.
Annie Rhoads, very prepossessing
young lady aged nineteen, of Lancaster,
suicded Tuesday. No particular cause is
assigned for the act. So moves the world
away.
-Whcn in need of anything in the line
of plain or fancy job work, you should
make it a point to call at this office. Prices
as low as the lowest and workmanship
guaranteed.
John ". Wilson, the murderer of An
thony Daily, under sentence of death in
Montgomery county Jail, who it has been
claimed was not of sound mind, has been
examined by specialists and found in full
possession of his senses.
Lewis Snyder, of Ashland, was thrown
from a carriage while driving from Shen-
andoah to the former place, Tuesday, and
dragged over the frozen ground for about
two hundred yards. He received injuries
from which he will die.
DR.. Rabenold wishes to state that it
will be impossible for him to be in attend
ance at his office, in this place, on We'd
nesday next, on account of assuming the
duties of his sheriff, but that thereafter
the Office will be open as usual
Mrs. John Bruke, of Scranton, while
ascending a, flight of stairs with lighted
lamp fell to the bottom and was stunned.
The lamp exploded setting fire to her cloth
ing and she was burned TO death. Her
husband is blind and was unable to render
any assistance.
The Bohemian oats swindle has been
worked again, this time on some farmers of
Centre county. The only difference be-
tween this and other phases of the same
swindle is that the man who took in the
farmers incorporated a stock and seed COM
pany, with himself as treasurer. Look out
for him.
The year which ends to-day began on a
Friday and will end on Friday, and con-
tains fifty-three Fridays. Four months in
the year had five FRIDAYS. Five changes
of the moon occurred on Friday, and both
the longest and shortest days in the twelve
months came on Friday, and hence it may
not inapprepriatelY be regarded as haying
been Friday year.
A i|chuylkill county physician has ad-
verlised as follows: "Wliereas, have out
standing on my books large amount OF
money due me, hereby give notice to de.
linquents that | shall on the first Monday
of January sue the same and expose the
| judgments TO public auction to the highest
and best bidder" A full list of the delin.
quents' names, together with amounts, will
be published in the local press.
Salvation Oil is an infallible cure foi
headache, backache, pain in the side and
limbs, and all rheumatic and neuralgia
affections. 1t relieves pain and extirpate;
the disease that causes it.
1t is said of an old physician in Phila
delphia, when called upon to prescribe fol
Cough or cold, that he invariably refuses
to do so, but recommends his patients tC
take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Thomas Hunscker, an assistant sec,
tion boss, under VIM. TFaterbor, while
stepping out of the way of passing train
at Packerton last Friday evening, Va,